Author Archives: Jimmy

Tonight should be a sight for sore eyes — weather permitting, of course. Five planets — Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus and Mars — will all line up near the Moon.  According to NASA, you should look to the western horizon … Continue reading →

The ninth century Pope John VIII was brilliant, kind, musically talented ….. and female. Well, probably not, but that’s what some historians say — and others think it is pure myth.The object of this blog is not to tell you … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago, some of us were doing some work at our church and  one of the guys said he had a “gut feeling” about something. I’ve heard the phrases “gut feeling” or “trust your gut” almost my entire … Continue reading →

Since we’ve been on the subject of bread lately — discussing sandwiches and sliced bread, I should probably re-visit the subject of wrapping or bagging that bread.Way back on November 18, 2018, this space was filled with a discussion of … Continue reading →

Yesterday we talked about the “invention” of the sandwich. What could make the sandwich even better? Sliced bread, of course.  Bread has been being baked in some form for maybe 30,000 years — but sliced bread has only been around … Continue reading →

Most trivia buffs know that the sandwich was invented by someone called the Earl of Sandwich. Who was this genius? And did he really invent the sandwich? And how do you become an Earl of something like a Club or … Continue reading →

I’m not a particularly big basketball fan, but every year around this time I become more than just a casual spectator. The NCAA basketball tournament, called “March Madness” always gets my attention. The tournament that is in progress now originated in … Continue reading →

Today is the first day of spring — specifically, it starts at 5:24 p.m. EDT. That is the exact time for the arrival of the Vernal Equinox (I have a brother-in-law that possibly/probably refers to it as the “First Point … Continue reading →

Listening to the news the past few days, I kept hearing that Coronavirus is now believed to — possibly — have come from raccoon dogs. Now even though I’m a pretty worldly guy, I had never hear of a “raccoon … Continue reading →

I was just thinking about all the early scientists that we learned about when we were in school. Were these guys really “scientists” or did they just make some incredibly lucky guesses? Legend has it that young Issac Newton was … Continue reading →